Are spheres of influence making a comeback on the international stage? The concept lost relevance at the end of the Cold War but seems to be regaining interest with the return of Donald Trump to the ...

As the Goleta council considered the idea of expanding the city’s sphere of influence on September 17, a heated discussion broke out about just how much additional land a sphere should encompass. Was ...

Goleta City Councilman Kyle Richards speaks during a discussion Tuesday to pursue designating certain areas outside city boundaries to be under the city’s sphere of influence. Richards says the city ...